The School of Education has an international reputation for the quality of its programs, research, scholarship and service to the educational community.

It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The undergraduate programs lead both to teaching (primary and secondary) and careers in other educational contexts. Units in Education can be included as electives in a number of other undergraduate programs.

They have strong links with the broader educational community and is actively involved with education providers at all levels.

Macquarie's Linguistics Department is one of the largest and most diverse in Australia. The Department supports undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research degree students, domestically, internationally and by distance.

The Faculty has a dynamic, inter-disciplinary teaching and research environment. There are four research centres of international standing and several clinical groups which operate collaboratively.

The Department of Psychology at Macquarie University educates students in the scientific study of mind and behaviour. Many of our staff are international leaders in their field. Their expertise and dedication gives students a uniquely enriching experience.

Undergraduate students gain solid training through historical and contemporary research on human and animal behaviour.

Centres

Macquarie University's E-Learning Centre Of Excellence (MELCOE) is an international focal point for e-learning infrastructure and standards development. Macquarie is at the leading edge of best practice in e-learning, and MELCOE is a recognised leader in implementing global standards and specifications for learning technology.

MELCOE's collaborations with educational organisations, government and commercial partners foster the adoption of the next generation of distributed e-learning and information systems.

Staff at the Centre include special educators, psychologists, teachers, therapists and researchers. They are involved in a variety of research projects, on and off campus, which focus on the learning and behaviour difficulties of young children and school students with special needs and disabilities.

MUSEC offers four postgraduate certificates in Special Education, a Postgraduate Diploma and a Master of Special Education by coursework study, in addition to higher research degrees at masters and doctoral level.